title: Bronchial asthma with ABPA presenting as PTE.
abstract: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), as a complication of asthma, is rare in children. The persistent and poorly-controlled asthma leading to cor pulmonale is not uncommon in adults but rarely described in the pediatric age group. Here, we report a case of asthma and ABPA complicated by pulmonary thrombo-embolism and cor pulmonale. To the best of our knowledge, such association has never been reported in the pediatric age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Chandrika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Azad
authors.forename: Kana R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Jat
authors.forename: Purnima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
keywords: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; bronchial asthma; cor pulmonale; pulmonary thrombo-embolism